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"We love working with the talented people in our 23 mile view radius, their businesses are invaluable."
Tony Sammut | Manager | Emirates Spinnaker Tower
Portsmouth, Emirates Spinnaker Tower
"Clients and employees love coming to our Hursley software lab. This beautiful countryside location has two cities on our doorstep, plus links to the rest of the UK and beyond."
Stephen Warwick | Vice President – Hybrid Cloud Integration & UK Lab Leader | IBM
Isle of Wight, Red Funnel Isle of Wight Ferries
"The New Forest is an ancient mythological place where you can lose yourself in a magical landscape"
Anthony Climpson OBE | Chief Executive | Go New Forest
The New Forest, Visit Hampshire
Perfectly placed to connect your business
With a workforce of 380,000 people and excellent road and rail links to London, the West Country, the ports of Southampton and Portsmouth and the Midlands, Andover is perfectly placed to connect your business.
If you are thinking of expanding or relocating your business, you'll find yourself in very good company.
Andover has flourished in recent years and is now one of the most sought-after logistics locations in the UK and is home to some well-known established brands including Co-operative Group, Rich Products, Travelodge, Stannah Lifts, Ocado, Twining, and Costa.
More people are moving to Andover; the borough has good quality housing, an abundance of leisure provision with a good number of indoor and outdoor sport facilities, and host well-located public open spaces creating opportunities for walking, cycling, and exercise.
Read more about Andover
Home to global brands like Sony, Fujitsu, Lenovo and Bombay Sapphire alongside more than 7,700 other businesses, the borough has got all the ingredients for businesses to succeed: a supportive environment, plenty of networking opportunities, affordable and flexible space and excellent transport links. Basingstoke also has an outstanding quality of life and great places to socialise in the vibrant town centre.
The town continues to capitalise on the major multi-million-pound investments already made including Basing View, a designated Enterprise Zone, which offers sustainable Grade A office space just minutes from the rail station, town centre and the M3.
With a vision for growth that includes £60 million investment in local road infrastructure, a new £300 million leisure park and 15,000 new homes by 2029, Basingstoke is built for business and designed for life.
Read more about Basingstoke
Vibrant, modern economy
East Hampshire is an economically successful area at the heart of South East of England. Its assets include quality housing, first class schools, active communities, good health facilities, a diverse range of leisure and recreational opportunities, and the beautiful countryside of the South Downs.
The district is conveniently located between London and the South Coast, and so offers easy access to national and international markets. East Hampshire has strengths in advanced manufacturing, engineering, information technology and business services. The district also has a strong tourism sector and rural economy.
Major transformation is being delivered through the Whitehill & Bordon regeneration programme. This represents a £1 billion, 20-year scheme in response to the Army's departure from the town after more than 100 years in the area. The regeneration programme is already underway and includes new homes, new infrastructure and employment opportunities including the 'Tech Forest' Enterprise Zone.
Read more about East Hampshire
Where business is booming
Hart is a small but very strong performing economy in the north-east corner of Hampshire.
The district is well known for its exceptional quality of life and some businesses confirm that they located here for that reason. Doing business in the district is made easier by excellent air, road and rail connections and there are some very attractive village high streets. The district performs well on key measures of enterprise, and local businesses report strong local business networks.
So, whether you are starting up a business, developing your company or thinking of relocating to Hart, the Council's 'Hart for Business' service provides a range of information to help you.
Read more about Hart
Perfectly placed for business
The borough of Havant is not only nestled between a National Park and a stunning coastline of international importance, it is also beautifully connected by land, sea and air to customers, resources and labour.
Covering 20.6 square miles, and with a population of over 125,000, Havant is uniquely placed. Its strategic location is enviable – placed at the interchange between the A3(M) / A27, M27 corridor with strong connections to Portsmouth, Southampton and London – means that it can flawlessly connect with the south east and beyond. Located close to two powerhouse docks, Havant is internationally connected too.
The strong business sense in investing in Havant is well recognised by many industries and international companies. Havant not only has pronounced strengths in the advanced manufacturing, marine, defence / IT and engineering sectors, it is predicted to grow as people invest into the borough's many benefits.
Read more about Havant
Where business is soaring
Synonymous throughout the world with aviation. Farnborough has embraced its links with aerospace to become a world-leading centre of technological development, being home to the likes of BAE Systems, Airbus, Qinetiq and Fluor.
Only 35 minutes from London by train, Farnborough has also attracted leading corporates such as Time Inc and BMW.
Every other year, the world-famous Farnborough International Airshow attracts more than 80,000 trade visitors representing 112 countries. At the 2018 show, deals worth $192bn were announced. And 2018 was the first year that the show was staged in the new £33M conference and exhibition centre.
And TAG Farnborough Airport is a key economic asset for Hampshire and the UK, being Europe's premier business aviation airport. It was announced in 2018 that leading US executive jet manufacturer Gulfstream is to invest in a new £50M European service centre at the airport.
Farnborough Sixth Form College is one of the highest performing colleges in the UK with an outstanding registered a 99.2% A level pass rate.
Read more about Farnborough
Where heritage and water are catalysts for business opportunities
Gosport is home to round the world yacht racer Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) and a diverse range of local, national and multi-national companies such as Boeing, Huhtamaki, North Sails, QinetiQ, Selden, StandardAero and STS Defence.
Its naval heritage helped create the infrastructure, facilities and skills base that attracts engineering and manufacturing companies. Consequently significant marine and aerospace clusters have developed, with local SMEs supplying into one or both of the sectors.
Whilst still large the military presence is contracting. Therefore key sites including waterfront ones are being redeveloped providing new space for businesses, as well as residents and amenities. Each of these sites has heritage assets that help give Gosport its distinctive character. Therefore the council has partnered with Historic England to assist developers in creating modern day uses for these assets that include buildings and forts.
For residents and relocating employees Gosport provides an affordable Solent living solution. Although an urban centre its 39 kilometres of coastline, two beaches and the 200 hectare Alver Valley Country Park mean that residents enjoy waterfront, beach and countryside living, often literally on their doorstep.
Read more about Gosport
Where business makes waves
Probably best known as a holiday destination the island has a long maritime and industrial tradition the Isle of Wight boasts some of the world's most innovative and high-tech solutions in the marine and aerospace environments. Flying boats, the world's first hovercraft and the testing and development of Britain's space rockets are part of its legacy.
Innovation continues with the likes of GKN, a global aerospace company, who design and manufactures winglets used on every modern fleet of aircraft to reduce noise and pollution. Other notable business includes Mitsubishi, BAE Systems, Gurit and Vestas, the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions and innovators in offshore wind turbine blades.
The breadth of activity spans a whole range of sectors including the advanced engineering, marine, aerospace, business services, environmental technologies, tourism, and leisure. With a new major regeneration programme on the horizon, the Isle of Wight focus is on providing more jobs and boosting the local economy.
Read more about the Isle of Wight
Where business is buoyant
Predicted to be one of the UK's top 10 cities for economic growth over £48.75m is being invested into Portsmouth to unlock key strategic sites for employment and housing with the aim to attract further investment of £830m, 2300 new homes and create more than 3,500 new jobs.
Portsmouth is a leading location and growth hub for advanced manufacturing and engineering (marine, aerospace, renewable energy, environmental technologies, and composites), transport and logistics, the low carbon sector and the creative sector. Key businesses based here include BAE Systems, IBM, Airbus, and Ben Ainslie Racing.
Strategically positioned in relation to London, mainland Europe, Portsmouth is just 20 nautical miles from the key Shanghai to Rotterdam shipping superhighway.
The city is bordered by two national parks and with a natural geography comprising three islands and two peninsulas, it has renowned heritage, countryside, and coastline. Portsmouth also has a very proud naval and maritime heritage and is home to the British Navy.
Read more about Portsmouth
Where business is global
With a proud maritime heritage, Southampton is a major commercial centre for Hampshire. Major investment by Hammerson in the city's retail offer has transformed the city centre, and significant future development of prime office space is the next phase of the emerging vision.
Major employers such as Old Mutual and Carnival have made Southampton their home, alongside key professional firms such as Ernst & Young, Irwin Mitchell, and PWC.
Southampton Port, owned and managed by ABP, is the UK's leading export port, handling £40bn of manufactured goods for export every year, of which 90% is destined for non-EU markets. Southampton is also Northern Europe's cruise capital, handling around 5 million passengers a year. On the port, the most productive container terminal in the UK is operated by DP World.
The city is home to both the University of Southampton, part of the UK's Russell Group, and Solent University, which has specialisms including creative media and maritime. The combined student population is around 38,000.
Read more about Southampton
Where business makes history
Boasting one of the strongest economies in the south of England and the UK's highest employment rate, 15% above the UK average, Winchester has some of the best schools in the country and is a vibrant and profitable location for leisure and business.
It is a city steeped in history, the ancient capital of England and the former seat of King Alfred the Great and is now home to some high-profile employers including Arqiva, Simply Health, IBM, HSBC, NATS, and Zurich.
Read more about Winchester
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We had a packed-out house for Hannah Hurdle's graduation party on a beautiful Sunday in May. Wow!!
It was a simple and fuss-free event, and Hannah's parents were able to relax and enjoy their guests (without having to go through the stress of getting a house ready for a graduation party!


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require 'spec_helper'

describe DirModel::Export::AggregateDir do
  let(:file_contents)          { File.new('spec/fixtures/image.png').read }
  let(:export_dir_model_class) { BasicExportDirModel }
  let(:instance)               { DirModel::Export::AggregateDir.new }
  let(:file_paths) do
    [
      'Sectors/sector_name/zone_name.png',
      'Sectors/sector_name/fu_zone_name.png',
    ]
  end

  describe "#generate" do
    subject do
      models.each do |model|
        instance.generate do |dir|
          dir.append_model(export_dir_model_class, model)
        end
      end
    end

    it 'should be generate files' do
      subject

      file_paths.each do |file_path|
        expect(
          File.exists?(
            File.join(instance.dir_path, file_path))
        ).to be_truthy
      end
    end
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Patricia Ann (Benoit) Allen 71 of Cumberland, Maine passed away suddenly at her home in Cumberland with her husband at her side on Thursday, November 29, 2018.
She was born October 11, 1947 in Lewiston to the late Richard L. Benoit and Dolores M. Pratt. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1967 and Bernard's School of Hair Fashion in 1968. Later she opened her own business LaMode Beauty Shoppe in Lewiston and later moved to Lisbon. She married August 6, 1994 Dennis Robert Allen, closed her Shoppe to assist him with running Allen's Country Store.
Pat enjoyed spending time with her dog "Blackie", she loved her "fur babies", she adopted many lost puppies over the years. She liked crafting her own items, painting, knitting, cooking and baking. She and Dennis would love to go camping with a street rod and 5th wheel camper, they would yearly travel to Louden NH for the NASCAR races. Together they would play cribbage for hours every evening.
She is predeceased by her parents and her sister Constance A. Benoit Bouchard.
She is survived by her husband Dennis, her sister Claire Benoit Vermette and husband Stephen, her niece Michelle D. Bouchard and husband Shawn Higgs and their children, Jericho, Olivia and Jacob.
Services will be held Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Wilson Funeral Home from 4pm to 7pm. A spring interment will be held in the Methodist Cemetery in West Cumberland.


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Winter months can be extremely hectic and can leave the garden zone in an awful state and may require a few repairs and improvements. The patio can be left looking worn out and quite old. There can be some basic redesigns which you can do to your yard to influence it to look as great and new as it seemed to be. With these vital makeovers, you can host barbeques and parties without being embarrassed because of the condition of your patio. Here, you can learn more about various ways and style that can help you improve the general outlook of the patio. The decoration ideas can be quite cheap and they can have the capacity to reestablish the beauty of the patio.
Making of a fairy garden around the area can greatly improve the outlook of the patio and make it look attractive and beautiful. This fairy garden can be created by planting some plants in a pot. It can be a great idea to ensure that you utilize more than one pot as this can make the patio to be more beautiful and attractive.
The furniture around the yard can be left in an awful state amid winter and the paint on the furniture can be worn out. Since the paint from the furniture is withered, it can be a smart thought to repaint all the furniture as it can guarantee that the furniture looks newer. A good paint job can liven the entire area and so it can be an essential thing to ensure that you choose a color that is attractive and ensure to mix up the colors and use brighter colors as this can bring more energy to your patio.
Stones can even be used to decorate the yard and can make the patio to look engaging and satisfying. These stones can be organized suitably along the pathway and walkways to the yard. They can even be put around the fairy gardens. It can be a good idea to paint the stones now that you have arranged them along the pathway to make the yard look more attractive and unique. White can be an excellent color since it is brighter and can have the capacity to illuminate the energy in the yard.
The outdoor furniture plays a vital role in your patio. Some furniture can be worn out completely and you may need to replace them with new ones. Make sure to purchase furniture that is appealing and can look great around the yard.
Some other unique ideas that you can use to decorate your patio are using unique lighting, make a birdfeeder, get a firepit and repaint the whole area.


We descend from the clouds, gliding over mountains, vineyards and vibrant shades of neatly fenced acres of property.
The stretch of land leads to the ocean, impossibly blue with small fortunes of super yachts rocking in the harbour. Greeted by a warm rush of sunshine and salty air, we made our way across winding countryside to the enchanted village of Mougins. Nestled on a hilltop, this cultural town has played host to a collection of artists, designers and celebrities, including Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior and Winston Churchill.
Just below the hilltop haven is Le Mas Candille. Once through the iron gates, follow the trail of Cyprus trees leading to the stunning 5 star hotel, tucked into the mountainside. The expansive property is guarded by a main 18th century converted farmhouse, with 19 traditional Provençal styled bedrooms. With guestrooms and suites set in neighbouring houses, the Relais & Châteaux hotel has classically styled rooms with luxurious interiors.
A tree shaded path leads away from the main house of Le Mas to La Bastide, where my room was located. With homely, but chic interior design, the room was fitted with modern amenities and a stunning white marble bathroom. But, I had more pressing desires than interior design.
Desires easily fulfilled when in France – I was starving, and couldn't have been more delighted to settle down in the sunshine for lunch on the terrace of Le Candille Restaurant. We started with delightfully autumnal-coloured welcome snacks: A sphere of pumpkin, a savoury macaron of carrot & cumin, and a delicate roe-topped smoked slamon sandwich. This was followed by a starter of langoustine with artichoke puree and lemon foam.
And a main of perfectly cooked scallops in a coconut and lemongrass foam.
When in France, any chance to showcase sweet or pastry skills is appreciated – especially by my sweet tooth.
A decadent chocolate torte filled with cream and orange was a delightful ending to a less than light lunch.
Feeling close to the point of bursting, the hospitality continued with tea, coffee and a tower of treats: homemade wine gums, lemon macarons and delicate walnut cakes. Although I could barely breathe, who can deny the art of patisserie?! It would be rude not to just taste, wouldn't it? I indulged.
Satisfyingly filled to the brim, we left our new home on the Côte d'Azur to visit the neighbouring town of Grasse, known as the world's capital of perfume.
Before exploring the museum, we wandered the slightly scented streets.
We ambled through 17th and 18th century buildings, up and down ancient steps, and through towering arches, which opened onto squares or stunning views. Peaking out behind the tower is 11th century Notre Dame du Puy cathedral, which was rebuilt in the 17th century. This houses three paintings by Rubens, which you'll have to visit for yourself, should you be a fan.
As one would expect in a quaint hillside town such as Grasse, there were plenty of stray cats meandering through open legs near market stalls, hoping for an offering of fish. This one retired his efforts and found a comfortable perch to carry out his chat-nap. We returned to the Musée du Parfum for a tour of this town's most influential export. And amongst beautiful collections of bottles, old machinery and historical processes, were shown the herb garden that inspires the perfumes. The indoor herb garden has a rainforest like climate to house tropical plants and herbs, where the outdoor enjoys a normal climate. The smell of jasmine perfumed the air, as well as citronella and lavender. We then visited Parfumerie Fragonard, where we saw the modern day production of Fragonard Parfum.
And were then invited into the perfume lab to create our very own scent with one of the experts.
This was a bit like revisiting my chemistry class, having to measure and distribute different quantities of base, middle and top notes into my beaker – creating such a lovely reminder to leave with.
We made it back to Le Mas Candille in time to watch a brilliant display of colour from the setting sun over the hotel's grounds. Isn't the infinity pool stunning? Especially with the towering Marion Burkle statue adding an alluring element to the view. With the sun sinking beneath the horizon, it was time to entertain our palates with yet another gastronomic feast. Michelin-starred Restaurant Le Candille, headed by Chef David Chauvac, has a classically designed dining room, with views of the French Riviera countryside. We were the first to try the newly-created autumnal menu, and despite some minor teething issues, enjoyed an incredible dining experience.
We began with an amuse bouche of truffle and mushroom mousse, topped with bacon.
Pan-fried ceps on toast with a Vitelotte potato foam covering more ceps underneath.
And to finish, monkfish stuffed with black garlic, steamed fennel, rockfish jus and olive oil.
After finishing our feast, with wine, bubbles and conversation flowing, my French fantasy came true. I considered requesting the cart, s'il vous plaît. Instead, I modestly sampled 6 different French cheeses, with the most beautiful fig compote, all smothered on freshly baked baguette. Dessert, (yes dessert! have you learned nothing?), was a grapefruit, citrus and orange surprise, topped with a meringue sphere and tangy citrus sorbet. This had a pretty presentation and was certainly palate cleansing.
Tomorrow, we get a behind the scenes look of a different sense.


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Samsung is all set to launch its new line of flagship devices, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ in India today at an event in New Delhi at 11:30 AM. Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will bear a bigger price tag than any of its predecessors. Samsung has decided to launch the new Galaxy S smartphones in India with other Global markets at the same time. To watch the live Webcast of the event click here.
Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9+ on February 25 in Barcelona, ahead of Mobile World Congress 2018. The new Flagship devices have been available for pre-order on the Samsung website right after they were officially announced at the Samsung Unpacked event last month. In India, customers can head directly to the Samsung India stores to pre-book the phones for a token money of Rs 2000.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is priced at Rs 57,900 for the 64GB variant and the 256GB variant is priced at Rs 64,900. Similarly, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ is priced at Rs 65,900 for the 64GB variant and the 256GB variant is priced at Rs 72,900. Interestingly, there is no 128GB variant which was promised for the US markets.
The phone will be sold online via Flipkart and Samsung's official website as well as offline Samsung stores and other associate retailers. The device will be available in Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray and Coral blue color variants.
The main highlight of the Samsung Galaxy S9 is its new improved camera. The Galaxy S9 features a single-camera setup at the back with dual aperture – F/1.5 for low-light and F/2.4 for normal light. The Galaxy S9+ sports a dual camera setup at the back with dual aperture. The dual cameras are used in 'Live Focus' which is similar to a portrait mode.
The Samsung Galaxy S9+ beats the Google Pixel XL 2 and the iPhone X to become the best-rated camera on a mobile device. The Galaxy S9+ has an overall DxOMark rating of 99 which is the best score by any smartphone so far. The still image score for S9+ is 104 and video score is 91.
Both the devices will be powered by Exynos 9810 chipsets in India which scored better on benchmarks than the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The Galaxy S9 sports a smaller 5.8-inch QHD Super AMOLED Panel and comes with a 4GB RAM. While the Galaxy S9+ sports a larger 6.2-inch QHD Super AMOLED Panel powered by 6GB RAM.
We have discussed all the new features of new Samsung Galaxy flagship devices here.
The new S series devices come with a host of new features like 'Intelligent Scan', which combines facial recognition with Iris Scan. A dedicated fingerprint feature to allow a different fingerprint to open a Secure Folder. Other features include the use of AI and AR technology to enhance the Bixby experience on the phone and AR Emoji's which allows users to create a 3D emoji which imitates user expressions like winks, nods and more.
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Hey Congress, stop stealing our access money
We spend a lot of time in this space talking about access issues that affect only a handful of sportsmen....
By Andrew McKean | Published Dec 12, 2013 8:57 PM
We spend a lot of time in this space talking about access issues that affect only a handful of sportsmen. Maybe it's a blocked road into a chunk of National Forest land, or a rule that prohibits deer hunters from accessing state land in a single state.
Those are big deals to folks who are locked out of opportunities, but what if I told you of an access issue that affects anyone in America who picks up a gun or a bow or a fishing rod or who straps on a hiking boot?
It's the fate of a Congressionally authorized fund that is supposed to provide up to $900 million annually to a whole host of outdoors-related projects, from keeping our rivers and lakes clean to building playgrounds in towns across America, to buying open space and preserving public access to public lands.
It's called the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and it's older than I am. Created by Congress back in 1965, the fund is derived from a fraction of royalties paid by oil and gas drillers who extract publicly owned minerals from the ocean floor just off the coastline of America. The LWCF was born in the ecology movement of the 1960s, but it's turned out to be genius public policy. For starters, it's an appropriate mitigation for the impacts of offshore drilling, which has made many energy companies very wealthy by extracting a public resource. Secondly, it funds lots of projects that are good for all Americans, and doesn't use a dime of taxpayers' money to do it. And lastly, it's good for the economy, as every dollar that is invested in clean air and water and public access returns $4 to the economy.
The initial legislation called for the LWCS to be funded at $900 million per year. That cap has been met only twice, but for the first half of its life, the fund was fairly robustly monetized, and LWCS projects included enlarging Grand Canyon National Park to extending the Appalachian Trail to purchasing playground equipment in just about every town in America. Here's the deal with the LWCS: its funding has to be matched by state or local jurisdictions, so every federal dollar is magnified many times over. Over the life of the fund, some $3 billion has leveraged nearly $7 billion in nonfederal matching funds to provide sportsmen's access, build or improve public recreational facilities, and acquire parkland and open space. Again, genius public policy.
Congressional diversions
The reason I'm writing now is because the fund has been deliberately atrophied in recent years. Congress routinely—and quietly—diverts millions of dollars of this off-shore gas royalty every year to projects that have nothing to do with public access or open space. Meanwhile, the backlog of unfunded access, open space, and clean-water projects grows. By recent estimation, states report needing $27 billion in LWCF funding, and federal needs are estimated at $30 billion.
As with most things involving federal legislation, the state of the LWCS has been obscured by layers of fog: mind-numbing budgetary procedures, archaic appropriations policies and sub-policies, all designed to keep the public from learning just where the money goes.
But this is pretty clear: this year, for the first time, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee has proposed zeroing out all funding for the LWCF.
My friend Randy Newberg, host of "On Your Own Adventures," has a great series of YouTube videos that explain the LWCF and the need to fully fund it. The videos (the first one is here) feature an extended interview with Montana Sen. Jon Tester, who explains the value of the LWCF and the need to cajole Congress into fully funding it.
The LWCF is one of those simple ideas that has managed to get gummed up by politicians. The idea is this: take revenues generated by the depletion of one public resource (offshore oil) to support the conservation of another resource (our public land and water).
If you care about clean air and water, and places where we can continue to hunt and fish without asking permission or paying a trespass fee, then contact your Congressman and ask them to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
That's a pretty simple idea, too.
Andrew McKean
Andrew McKean is Outdoor Life's hunting and conservation editor, drilling into issues that affect wildlife, wildlands, and the people who care about them. He's also OL's optics editor, helping readers to make informed buying decisions.
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Brumfield to Also Coach UVA Tight Ends
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia head football coach Bronco Mendenhall announced today that special teams coordinator Ricky Brumfield will also coach the Cavaliers' tight ends starting this season. Brumfield is in his third season at UVA and 20th overall as a collegiate coach.
While at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Brumfield coached the tight ends while serving as the Roadrunners' special team coordinator for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
C.J. Stalker will work as the team's defensive analyst starting in 2020 after serving as a graduate assistant following the conclusion of the 2019 season. Former graduate assistant Drew Meyer is the team's special teams analyst. They will assist Matt Edwards, UVA's director of sports analytics.
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Learning C++ by Building Games with Unreal Engine 4, 2nd Edition
A beginner's guide to learning 3D game development with C++ and UE4
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Learning to program in C++ requires some serious motivation. Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) is a powerful C++ engine with a full range of features used to create top-notch, exciting games by AAA studios, making it the fun way to dive into learning C++17.
This book starts by installing a code editor so you can begin to write C++17 code. You will then get acquainted with important C++ aspects, such as variables and memory, if, else, and switch, looping, functions and macros, objects, classes, inheritance, and dynamic memory allocation. As we dig into more advanced C++17 concepts, you will also start to explore the functionality the UE4 engine has to offer. You will use the UE4 editor to create your own world, and then program in some seriously fun gameplay. We delve further to discuss building game features, pathfinding, behavior trees, and more, and introduce you to the basics of machine learning and neural networks. We go on to talk about improving UI feedback with UMG and audio. In this edition of the book, we add the latest VR and AR features along with procedural programming.
By the end of this book, you should have a good grasp of how to program in C++17.
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To make a basic combat game from scratch, you will quickly override existing UE4 classes, and add and implement simple C++ functions while running and building them. These are all discussed as a short summary for new developers and as a quick refresher for experienced developers. Next, you will build a combat player character with expande...
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Blueprints Visual Scripting for Unreal Engine is a step-by-step approach to building a fully functional game, one system at a time. Starting with a basic First Person Shooter template, each chapter will extend the prototype to create an increasingly complex and robust game experience. You will progress from creating basic shooting mechani...
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Mr. Collier who has worked for the City of Cleveland since 1999, was appointed Director of Cleveland City Planning Commission in 2014. Prior to working in the public sector, Mr. Collier worked at Fifth Third Bank of Northeast Ohio. Mr. Collier has a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and a master's degree in Public Administration and is at the forefront of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's healthy city initiative to promote the connection between planning and health.


From the Frankenstraße stop, you reach Villa Hügel on foot in roughly 20 minutes. Go to the Frankenstraße stop of bus No. 194 (on Graf-Bernadotte-Straße), which runs in the direction of Stadtwaldplatz. Walk down Frankenstraße in the direction of Stadtwaldplatz to the "Villa Hügel" stop – alternatively, you can, of course, also take bus No. 194. From there, you turn right into Haraldstraße, keep going straight on and you come directly to the main entrance.
Villa Hügel is Germany's largest "single-family home" – three generations of the Krupp family used it up to 1945 as a residence and for representative purposes. Art exhibitions are regularly held in Villa Hügel. The "Historical Exhibition Krupp" documents the history of the company, the family and the Krupp workers as well as the current activities of the Krupp group and Krupp foundation. Hügelpark has remained almost unchanged since 1914 and is one of Essen's natural monuments, not just because of its giant redwood trees.


Downpipe slot vessel sampler by SIEBTECHNIK TEMA.
Representative sampling is carried out by a slotted vessel that is guided by a pneumatic linear drive via a rod at constant speed through the complete chute cross-section. The multiple sealing of the rod bushing and the enclosure of the drive mean that the drive is not directly exposed to the product and thus remains practically free of wear. The passage speed of the spoon can be adapted to individual requirements by adjustable valves on the drive.
After the passage of the spoon, the sampling spoon is turned through the product flow via the sample discharge chute and thus emptied. The rotary movement is initiated mechanically by means of adjustable stops and therefore does not require any further drive.
Positioning the spoon in the filling position that occurs outside the product flow is only carried out after again crossing the product flow in the opposite direction. In this waiting position, the sampler is not exposed to the product flow and is thus not subjected to any wear.


Regrettably, this formula does not take into account the 2008 U.S. Census data that ranked Kentucky the fifth-poorest state in the nation with 42,413 living below the poverty line in Fayette County alone.
While EFSP funding was cut across the nation by 40 percent ($80 million), Kentucky received a substantial 53 percent ($1.6 million) reduction in funding. As a result, many Kentuckians struggling to feed their families and pay their bills will be in danger of losing their homes or going without heat this winter.
Last year, Fayette County was awarded $161,435 in EFSP funding, which was divided among 11 local non-profit organizations. These funds were used for more than 250,000 meals and more than 750 nights of shelter. More than 300 families also received rent or utility assistance.
Laura Connell, Lexington Rescue Mission's director of development, told me that without private donations to make up for the loss of these funds, their organization will not be able to help people who are struggling with these basic needs.
At the conclusion of It's a Wonderful Life, there is a poignant scene where George Bailey's neighbors decide to chip in what little money they have to bail him out of a devastating financial situation. The donations add up, saving George's business and reminding him that "no one is a failure who has friends."
This holiday season, many local non-profits will be in desperate need of friends and private donations in order to keep their doors open. Please consider being a friend to a local charity this year. If you can't donate money, please contact your representatives and let them know how important EFSP funding is to our state and our county.
Local charities meet the needs of so many struggling families in our community. Let's hope that we don't have to experience what life would be like without them.


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import os
import weblogic.security.internal.SerializedSystemIni
import weblogic.security.internal.encryption.ClearOrEncryptedService

def decrypt(domainHomeName, encryptedPwd):
    domainHomeAbsolutePath = os.path.abspath(domainHomeName)
    encryptionService = weblogic.security.internal.SerializedSystemIni.getEncryptionService(domainHomeAbsolutePath)
    ces = weblogic.security.internal.encryption.ClearOrEncryptedService(encryptionService)
    clear = ces.decrypt(encryptedPwd)
    print "Decrypted Password:" + clear
    try:
        if len(sys.argv) == 3:
            decrypt(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
        else:
            print "INVALID ARGUMENTS"
            print "Usage: java weblogic.WLST decryptPassword.py <DOMAIN_HOME> <ENCRYPTED_WORD>"
    except:
        print "Unexpected error: ", sys.exc_info()[0]
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Q: Im making a Pygame called mooshalot scape my game is not opening, would really appreciate a look at my code Im a beginner pygameneer and im making this sweet space invaders type game called mooshalot escape, the point being that you will get to become a mooshalot and fight the evils that threaten the condition of the mooshalots, its a self project to help me become a better programmer, (of course its a free game so when done ill post it lols) The point being I'm having trouble opening my game, the code runs properly, but the screen is the main issue, I don't think I did a good job connecting the screen, could someone take a look would really appreciate the help and input in any shape or format, regards

import sys

import pygame

from settings import Settings
from Mooshipclassr import Mooship
from Mooshammo import Mooshammo

class MooshalotEscape:

    def __init__(self):
        pygame.init()
        self.settings = Settings()
        self.screen = pygame.display.set_mode((0, 0), pygame.FULLSCREEN)
        self.settings.screen_width = self.screen.get_rect().width
        self.settings.screen_height = self.screen.get_rect().height
        pygame.display.set_caption('Mooshalot Escape')
        self.bg_color = (106, 228, 241)
        self.mooship = Mooship(self)
        self.bullets = pygame.sprite.Group()

    def run_game(self):
        while True:
            self._check_events()
            self.mooship.update()
            self.bullets.update()
            self._update_screen()

    def _check_events(self):
        for event in pygame.event.get():
            if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
                sys.exit()
            elif event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
                self._check_keydown_events(event)
            elif event.type == pygame.KEYUP:
                self._check_keyup_events(event)

    def _check_keydown_events(self, event):
        if event.key == pygame.K_RIGHT:
            self.mooship.moving_right = True
        elif event.key == pygame.K_LEFT:
            self.mooship.moving_left = True
        elif event.key == pygame.K_q:
            sys.exit()
        elif event.key == pygame.K_SPACE:
            self._fire_mooshammo()

    def _check_keyup_events(self, event):
        if event.key == pygame.K_RIGHT:
            self.mooship.moving_right = False
        elif event.key == pygame.K_LEFT:
            self.mooship.moving_left = False

    def _fire_mooshammo(self):
        new_mooshammo = Mooshammo(self)
        self.bullets.add(new_mooshammo)

    def _update_screen(self):
        self.screen.fill(self.bg_color)
        self.mooship.blitme()

        pygame.display.flip()

if __name__ == 'main':
    ai = MooshalotEscape()
    ai.run_game()

'''settings class'''

    class Settings:
    def __init__(self):
        self.screen_width = 1200
        self.screen_height = 800
        self.bg_color = (106, 228, 241)
        self.mooship_speed = 1.5
        self.mooshammo_speed = 1.0
        self.mooshammo_width = 3
        self.mooshammo_height = 15
        self.mooshammo_color = (60, 60, 60)

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wow does that mean the management is back on the property? What do we get for $115,000 ?????
Columbia gets all the Dirty Work in these deals. We get to maintain the park grounds and clean the restrooms while Susquehanna Heritage operates the new "maintenance-free" building for just over $100,000.
Similar situation with the trolley. Columbia fills the gas tank, provides drivers and maintenance while Susquehanna Heritage takes $11,000 to manage the trolley.


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Today is the first annual National Dialogue on Race Day (NDRD), started by Dr. Peniel Joseph of Tufts University's Tufts Center for Race and Democracy. NDRD comes on the heels of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and is meant to continue the long overdue, candid conversation about race and highlight the impact of racism on communities of color.
"The number 1 goal is to convene a conversation about race and democracy that is specifically focused on policy driven solutions that will impact all communities," Dr. Joseph told EBONY.
"When we talk about racism now, we need to be talking about racial outcomes. The biggest problem is the United States with regards to race is not racism, but inequality of outcomes. NDRD is about raising awareness and conversing about how we can get equality of racial outcomes in the criminal justice system, in jobs, in public education, and in health care. These are areas where Black people and racial minorities are overrepresented in a negative way."
There are three major topics being addressed on NDRD: "1) 50 years after the March on Washington, where are we?; 2) African Americans in the criminal justice system and mass incarceration; and 3) Race relations in the 21st century."
Dr. Joseph says that we've stopped talking about racial integration to the detriment of Black Americans. "The more segregated existence African Americans live, the worse their quality of life. Black people are willing to have that conversation [about race and racial integration] even when they've been shut out. Historically we've had that conversation. The March on Washington really forced the rest of America into the conversation, which was led by Black people and their allies. By including secular faith and democracy, these folks were able to connect racial equality to economic justice. Freedom summer, Malcolm X, the March on Washington, Selma, and Fannie Lou Hamer all were part of that struggle."
The killing of Trayvon Martin was a flashpoint for America on race and many have compared the case to Emmett Till, a 14 year old boy who was kidnapped and brutally murdered in 955, which helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement. But Dr, Joseph said, "The wider public only gets wind of it when someone is killed as a result of racial profiling. Or a tragedy like Hurricane Katrina. NDRD is to really be part of leading that conversation. It becomes too political if it's led by a politician like President Obama,"
When cases like these happen, it's imperative of grassroots activists and allies to bring the conversation about race and inequality to the forefront and that is what the NDRD is about.
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Clayton M. Christensen, Karen Dillon, David S. Duncan and Taddy Hall
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Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen's nine books include The Innovator's Dilemma. He and co-author Karen Dillon, former Harvard Business Review, also co-wrote the bestseller How Will You Measure Your Life? Taddy Hall is a principal with the Cambridge Group. David S. Duncan is a senior partner at Innosight.
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According to the Theory of Jobs to Be Done, people do not merely buy products. They "hire" products to help them make personal progress toward a specific objective. Unless the purchase and use of a product helps the consumer make progress toward his or her goal, no amount of fidgeting with its features will translate to successful innovation. Identifying a Job to Be Done calls for a narrative description of a "job" or of the specific type of progress prospective customers seek.
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Yet another book filled with platitudes and general information that is already known. There are a number of other books out there on this topic that provide the same information and in a more interesting ant useful way.
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Cannot agree more. An old-fashioned marketing concept.
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Bit of a disappointment given the credentials of the author. Different terminology to customer needs insights theories that's been around for decades.
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Fates of former armouries
Thread starter pbi
As I've travelled and lived around the country, I've occasionally run across structures (usually, but not always, in smaller towns) that quite obviously were once armouries. Today these buildings serve diverse purposes ranging from community centre to theatre to fire hall.
While former CF bases are pretty well covered on the internet at places like Abandoned Bases, I haven't seen much on former armouries.
I'm aware of several in Ontario:
-Durham ON ;
-Meaford ON;
-London ON
-Gananoque ON (former RCA Bty); and
Picton ON (former Hast&PER Coy)
I believe that most of these were former coy/sqn/bty locations that fell victim to the drastic cuts to outlying sub-units that happened around the Unification era.
Are you aware of any in your area? What unit occupied them, and what are they used for today?
Directing Staff
The North Shore Regiment's old armoury in Bathurst, NB. The government built them a brand new one in the 90's
This building later sat empty for a number of years, then became an outdoor/backpacking store. It is now used by the city as an HQ for their local summer festival every year.
Another photo:
Was it originally built as an armoury? I ask because it looks a lot like the pattern of Post Office buildings that were constructed around the first quarter of the 20th century: especially the clock tower.
Old Sweat
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The armoury in Kemptville, Ontario served as the local fire hall after the battery was disbanded in one of the force cuts in the sixties. With the construction of a new fire hall the building has been put to use by the local Sea Cadet Corps.
The building was used for a memorial service for Private Blake Williamson, 1 RCR, who was killed in Afghanistan in October 2006.
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Old Sweat said:
Is this the building?
The St. Lawrence Swordfighters Guild :-\ says it was the "old fire hall."
The former armoury in Gananoque is almost identical: it was also a Bty armoury. It later became the town fire hall, with the apparatus doors cut into the long face of the structure rather than on the end as in Kemptville. When the town built a new fire hall, the building became part of the Gananoque Theatre, which it still is.
jpjohnsn
The Courthouse in Midland Ontario used to be an armoury used by the "C" Sqn Grey and Simcoe Foresters (RCAC). Even though the G&SF stopped being armoured - and pulled out of town - well before I ever moved to Midland, I do distinctly recall a Sherman Tank behind the building in the late 70s when I was checking out the air cadets. The building became the Midland Civic Centre (which housed the Air and Sea Cadet units in town) until it was remodelled to be the courthouse.
here it is on Google Streetviewhttp://goo.gl/maps/OqXoJ
Speaking of G&SF, their original drill shed in downtown Barrie is now the Regimental Museum after being a farmer's market, youth drop-in centre, and MPP constituency office.
Again, on streetview http://goo.gl/maps/ac9LI
E.R. Campbell said:
That is it. Most of the space is taken up by floor which in earlier times served for parades and inspections, and then became parking for the volunteer fire department's vehicles.
pbi said:
pbi you are correct! It was originally built as a post office but turned into an armoury, I wll try and confirm when the unit took possession of it.
look like it.
That's it: you beat me to it (As per my PM). The entrance of the theatre is one of the apparatus doors of the fire hall version, suitably modified.
The armoury was home to 3rd Field Bty, RCA NPAM (in 1939 part of 9th Fd Bde, RCA NPAM) until disbandment. It looks like there was a standard pattern for a sub-unit armoury, as the old one in Meaford (behind the Town Hall, next to the old fire hall: now part of a store) was for "B" Coy/G&SF.
Wikipedia provides an article with list of armouries across Canada (although some of the info is wrong: the old Cobourg Armoury was never the home of the Hast&PER: it was an RCA armoury)
The list is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armouries_in_Canada
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BernDawg
Interesting thread. I stumbled across this as I was looking for a hotel in London ON for a forum I was planning on attending.
There is more info here:
https://www.deltahotels.com/Hotels/Delta-London-Armouries-Hotel
Cool. How well have they preserved the armoury theme?
AmmoTech90
Wallis House at the end of Rideau Street in Ottawa was an armoury from the fifties/sixties until the early nineties. It is now condos. Prior to being an armoury it was social housing, a flop house, barracks, a seminary, and started out as a hospital. When I paraded there it was occupied by 28 Svc Bn and 763 (Ottawa) Comm Regt. The linemen occupied a tiny room in the basement that had around a foot high block at the bottom of the door you had to step over. Apparently the room had been the morgue when it was a hospital.
Interesting fact, during the Turkish Embassy hostage incident police were positioned in the attic as you could see the Embassy from up there.
AmmoTech90 said:
A few pictures of Wallis House:
Top row: Circa 1959 - when Ottawa still had streetcars & The heritage plaque
Bottom row: Wallis House today
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The old Windsor Armoury. Housed The Windsor Regiment (RCAC), The Essex & Kent Scottish and 21 Service Battalion. We moved out in October 2004 and relocated to the Major F A Tilston, V C Armoury and Police Training Centre. It's a joint facility that we share with the Windsor Police. There's a rappel tower, a kill house (simunition), a 100 mtr outdoor range (that DND still hasn't approved after ten years : ) and a 25 mtr indoor range (that they may be able to use again if the 4 Div HQ can ever get around to resubmitting the expired MOU with the city : ). Three messes, each unit has their own office lines, RQM and SQ (CQ) stores, shared drill deck, dirty work area, a unified OR with each unit providing their own clerks and a large vehicle compound, as well as a large parking lot in front for parade nights.
The old armoury was given to the city in a land swap deal and has now been ceded to the University of Windsor who will revamp it for their visual arts and music programs. http://www.dcnonl.com/article/id46635
a_majoor
The military theme of London, ON's "Delta armouries" hotel extends only as far as the exterior facade.
If I remember correctly, one of the reasons the Armouries was abandoned was the interior was not up to any sort of modern building standard or fire code, so the building sat empty for many years until the hotel company bought the property, gutted the interior and built the hotel inside the shell.
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China on Monday officially confirmed that it is building its third aircraft carrier which is stated to be "bigger and mightier" than the other two warships, a move by Beijing to bolster its blue-water navy capability to operate far from its shores.
A late entrant into aircraft carrier-led naval battleship formations, China launched its first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, in 2012, which was a refit of the former Soviet vessel bought from Ukraine.
Though Liaoning was operationalised and led trial expeditions into the Taiwan Straits, it was widely regarded as an experimental vessel used for mastering technologies, especially to operate the newly built J-15 planes from its deck.
Subsequently, China launched its domestically-built second aircraft carrier and commissioned it for sea trials last year. The yet to be named ship is expected to be put into service by 2020.
China has launched work of building its third aircraft carrier, official news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.
A "new-generation carrier" is being constructed at the shipyard as per schedule, the state-run China Daily reported quoting Xinhua.
The Xinhua article, which was intended to mark the sixth anniversary of the first take-off and landing by a Chinese fighter on the country's first aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning, the report said, without elaborating about the programme of the "new-generation carrier".
The Xinhua article is the first official confirmation that China is building a third aircraft carrier, it said.
The China Daily report referred to the speculation that the China State Shipbuilding Corp's Jiangnan Shipyard Group in Shanghai is building a "bigger and mightier" than the Liaoning and the second carrier.
An official at the China State Shipbuilding Corp's headquarters in Beijing, however, refused to comment on the issue.
Also, information officers of the People's Liberation Army Navy could not be reached, the report said.
China has been secretive about the construction of its aircraft carriers, though the official media periodically releases sketchy reports.
Officials say the rapid acquisition of aircraft carriers by China is of concerns to India too, as the Indian Navy, which is operating aircraft carriers since 1961, is currently operating only INS Vikaramaditya. The home-made INS Vikrant expected to launch sea trials in 2020.
China is in a hurry to acquire the aircraft carriers as it rapidly expanded the navy coupled with the acquisition of naval bases aboard to back up its growing influence abroad, especially in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea (SCS).
China is engaged in hotly contested territorial disputes with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan in the South China Sea, and with Japan in the East China Sea. Both the areas are stated to be rich in minerals, oil and other natural resources. They are also vital to global trade.
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It has already operationalised its base at Djibouti in the Indian Ocean and acquired Sri Lanka's Hambantota port on a debt swap. China is developing the Pakistan's deep water Gwadar port in the Arabian Sea.
Early this month, China clinched a deal to build a multi-billion dollar port at the strategically important Kyaukpyu in Myanmar, located in the Bay of Bengal.
China's aircraft carrier programme, involving billions of dollars, also faced problems such as corruption scandal and other issues related to the functioning of J-15 planes.
Sun Bo, General Manager of the state-run China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, which built the second aircraft carrier, has been detained and investigated for corruption in June this year.
According to media reports in July, in a major setback to China's fast paced aircraft carrier programme, Chinese navy scrambled to build a new fighter jet to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier after the present J-15 planes met with mechanical failures and crashes.